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Rep. Horn and Sen.

Miner weigh in on
top topics for 2020
By Patrick L. Sullivan By Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — State Rep. State Sen. Craig Miner

Maria Horn (D-64) spoke
about her priorities in the
upcoming session of the
Connecticut General Assem-
bly, and what she expects the
Legislature to concentrate
on, in a phone interview on
Friday, Jan. 17.
This year’s session is con-
sidered a “short session,” with
only major issues expected to
be discussed and voted on.
PHOTO BY LANS CHRISTENSEN The session begins on Feb. 5
Making voices heard and is scheduled to adjourn
See HORN, Page A7
Kent First Selectman Jean Speck, at left in photo, and state Rep. Maria Horn (D-64) spoke to nearly 100 men and women
who took part in the fourth annual Women’s March in Kent on Saturday, Jan. 18. More photos and a story on Page A4.
(R-30) said he doesn’t think
Democratic Gov. Ned Lam-
ont’s toll proposal is going to
make it through the special
session of the Legislature
next week.
Miner spoke to The Lakev-
ille Journal by phone Monday,
Jan. 20, and offered his thoughts
on the upcoming regular leg-
islative session, which starts
Wednesday, Feb. 5.
This year’s session is con-
sidered a “short session,” with
See MINER, Page A7

Malone joins Sharon Hospital’s primary care office

SHARON — As a child grow-
ing up on one of Sharon’s oldest
and largest family farms, Rebecca
Malone learned important life
lessons at a tender age: compas-
sion for animals, a deep love of
the land, the value of patience,
what it means to be selfless, the
cycle of life.
Those attributes are serving
her well as she embarks on her
new position as an advanced
practice registered nurse at Sha-
ron Hospital Medical Practice’s
primary care office.
Malone has lived in Sharon
for 30 years and her two children
Inside Scoop
Debra A. Aleksinas
her new office at Sharon Prima-
ry Care, flanked by photos of
her two children, Keeley, 8, and
Finian, 10.
Panoramic images of family
vacations to Yellowstone and
other national parks adorn the
walls, a nod to her passion for
the great outdoors.
Malone has amassed a decade
of experience treating patients of all PHOTO BY DEBRA A. ALEKSINAS

represent the seventh generation
to grow up on the historic, 268-
acre Wike Brothers Farm on
White Hollow Road.
She recently reflected on the
newest chapter of her medical
career in a community where
her family roots run deep.
“Having the privilege and
blessing of living and working
in a true community with peo-
ple I know … this is what I’m
supposed to do,” said Malone
just days after she settled into
ages. Her areas of interest include
pediatrics, adolescent and wom-
en’s health, family medicine and
the treatment of substance abuse
disorders, anxiety and depression.
She was the nurse practitioner
at Sharon Pediatrics for many
years and most recently served
as director of nursing at High
Watch Recovery Center in Kent.
As an APRN at Sharon Pe-
diatrics, she provided primary
and preventive care for infants
through early childhood, helping
Rebecca Malone, APRN, a native of Sharon, has joined Sharon
Hospital Medical Practice’s primary care office.
with breastfeeding and nutrition
education, allergy management
and treatment of gastrointestinal
conditions.
“I became a nurse practitioner
to help patients develop a positive
relationship with their bodies
and realize they have a choice
to care for themselves,” said
Malone, who earned her mas-
ter’s degree in nursing from the
University of Tampa in Florida
and graduated summa cum laude
from Northeastern University in
Boston, Mass., with a bachelor’s
degree in nursing.
“It is important that our PHOTO BY TOM BROWN
communities grow up healthy,
and it is my privilege to educate Fiercely fought
and promote healthy lifestyles to
The Housatonic Valley Regional High School girls basketball
See INSIDE SCOOP, Page A7 team fought hard in a contest with Nonnewaug High School
at home on Friday evening, Jan. 17, ending with a winning
score of 45-44.

For birds in winter, a time of change Rep. Hayes’ team helps unknot problems
T
here is a small flock of son Valley, I never saw New
bluebirds overwintering
in my backyard. They have
Nature's York’s state bird until a visit to
Manassas, Va., in 1981. I stood
By Patrick L. Sullivan

found shelter inside the empty

nest boxes out by the garden
gate. Like other thrushes they are
largely insectivorous, but they
will also eat small fruits and ber-
ries as part of their winter diet.
On a recent January morning I
watched them clustered on the
ground beneath the suet feeder
while a red-bellied woodpecker
removed long cores of fat with its
specialized bill. The bluebirds be-
low eagerly devoured the pieces
that fell as the woodpecker fed.
Notebook
Tim Abbott
Neit her bluebirds nor
red-bellied woodpeckers were
winter residents in our region
when I was a boy. The former
had been heavily affected by
the widespread use of DDT and
competition for nesting sites
with non-native house sparrows
(Passer domesticus). At the time
transfixed by a brilliant flash
of blue and a male bluebird
swooping low over fields in the
first flush of spring. There, on a
Civil War battlefield where I had
come seeking the preserved past,
I caught a glimpse of a possible
future.
Since the DDT ban and the
promotion of better-designed
nest boxes, bluebirds have
regained some of their former
numbers and lost territories. A
warming climate will provide
SALISBURY — Emily Arm-
strong, a Congressional case-
worker who works for U.S. Rep.
Jahana Hayes (D-5), unpacked
her rolling suitcase at the Scoville
Memorial Library on Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. 15, and waited to
see who showed up.
Armstrong, who lives in
Salisbury, helps constituents with
issues involving federal agencies.
She said the problems often
involve Social Security, the Vet-
erans Administration, immigra- PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN

of the American Bicentennial,
the eastern bluebird was listed
as rare and/or endangered in
Connecticut and was in sharp
decline elsewhere.
Growing up in the Mid-Hud-
additional year-round habitat,
though seasonal volatility could
still lead to killing cold and false
See NATURE, Page A7
tion, and the Internal Revenue
Service.
Armstrong gets the details
and then gets in touch with the
relevant agencies.
The Jan. 15 visit to Salisbury
was the first such event of 2020.
Emily Armstrong, representing U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-
5), helped constituents with problems involving the federal
government at the Scoville Memorial Library on Jan. 15.
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municipalities in the 5th District. porter until the first constituent
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SALISBURY...................... A3 LEGALS......................A6, A7
CORNWALL..................... A3 OBITUARIES................... A6 Salisbury
KENT................................ A4 OPINION......................... A8
SHARON.......................... A4 VIEWPOINT.................... A9 Central School
FALLS VILLAGE.............. A5 COMPASS.................A10-11
NORTH CANAAN........... A5 CLASSIFIEDS...........A11-12 Honors
SALISBURY — Salisbury
Three-day forecast Central School announced their
Friday........................................ Cloudy, high 35°/low 30° list of academic honors for the
Saturday......................................................Snow, 35°/26° first term of the 2019-2020
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Eighth Grade
  Highest Honors 

Police Blotter: Troop B Ginette Ireland, Allison

Wang  
   High Honors
Jamila Ahmad Alganm, Sam
The following information was provided by the Connecticut State Bristow, Lorelei Gnerre, Ayla Hill,
Police at Troop B. All suspects are considered innocent until proven Caiden Hussey, Aron Ladanyi,
guilty in a court of law. Riley Marshall, Amber Ram-
charran, Sara Shook
Possession of cannabis Honors
On Jan. 8 following a traffic stop on Route 7 in Falls Village, Glenn  Jerome Maury, Tamara Mor-
Frances Doyle, 20, of Litchfield, Conn., was charged with reckless ris, Braden Murphy, Rebecca
driving and possession of less than a half ounce of cannabis. He Storm
was scheduled to appear in Torrington Superior Court on Jan. 22. Seventh Grade
Risk of injury Highest Honors
On Jan. 9 Cassandra Finn, 35, of North Canaan turned herself in Tess Marks, Jassim Mohydin,
on a warrant stemming from an incident that occurred on Nov. 1. Gabriela Titone Oliver Sanchez, second from right, ready to explore at Cocobolo Nature Reserve in 2018.
She was charged with risk of injury to a child. Finn was scheduled High Honors
to appear in Torrington Superior Court on Jan. 23. Jesse Bonhotel, Kobe Brown,
Georgette Campagne, Lola
The Lakeville Journal will publish the outcome of police charges. Clayton, Lou Haemmerle, Ma-
Contact us by mail at P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039, Attn: Police son O’Niel, Serena Ratcliffe,
Blotter, or send an email, with “police blotter” in the subject line, to Olivia Robson, Dominik Valcin,
cynthiah@lakeville­journal.com. Elinor Wolgemuth, Desiree
Wright Jan. 22 for 10 days in Panama.
Honors
Tracking expert on wolves, coyotes Omar Ahmad Alganm, Diarra
Fall, Jacob Marcus, Samuel Mar-
and foxes at HVRHS on Feb. 14 cus, Aiden Miller, Taylor Swart,
Jayme Walsh, Jacob White
FALLS VILLAGE — Sue Morse, the founder and science director of Sixth Grade
Keeping Track, returns to our region following her popular mountain Highest Honors
lion talk last year for a presentation about wolves, coyotes and foxes. Tessie Connell, Sara Ireland,
This free talk is on Friday, Feb. 14, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Housatonic Saoirse O’Connell, Annabel
Valley Regional High School. Prinz, Eloise Prinz, Fritz Weih-
For more information contact George Massey at geomassey@ man, Ben Wistar
yahoo.com. High Honors
Morse will lead a tracking workshop on Saturday morning, Feb. Oliver Ayer, Hunter Conk-
15, at Sharon Audubon. The cost to participate is $40. To register, lin, Mabel Fenton, Stella
go to www.sharon.audubon.org/events. Fenton, Anna Gillette, Nicolas
Morse is an expert in natural history and one of North America’s Gonzalez, Chloe Hill, Neve
top wildlife trackers. Since 1977, she has been monitoring wildlife, Kline, Rebecca Sadlon, Ava Se-
with an emphasis on documenting the presence and habitat require- galla, Orla Shillingford, Pierce
ments of bobcat, black bear, Canada lynx and cougar. Smith, Ella Woodworth
Honors
Elizabeth Allyn, Carter Haab
Arts networking event at brewery
NORTH CANAAN — The Northwest Connecticut Arts Council
is partnering with Great Falls Brewery for the next Arts Night Out,
Grant helps fund HVRHS
the Arts Council’s popular creative networking event. The event
will be on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m.
student trip to Galapagos
Arts Night Out is a free networking opportunity for the creative FALLS VILLAGE — Housa-
community in the Litchfield Hills. Artists, business owners, creative tonic Valley Regional High
economy workers, and curious neighbors are invited.
School (HVRHS) announced
Register for the event at www.artsnightoutgreatfalls.eventbrite. it is the recipient of two grants
com, call 860-618-0075 or email info@artnwct.org. that will be used to support a
trip for 22 students to travel to
the Galapagos Islands in April.
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one has to be registered with a party. One may not switch parties Environment, is for $1,200.
less than 90 days before the primary. Since the primary is April The purpose of the trip is
28, 2020, voters cannot change parties after Jan. 28. This does not to expand cultural and envi-
hold for those registered as unaffiliated. It is important to note that ronmental awareness, scientific
Independent is a party in Connecticut. Anyone who does not want knowledge and compassion
to be registered with a party is listed as “unaffiliated.” through the study of life on the
archipelago. This will be the
first foreign travel experience
Send Family & Friends announcements to for many of the students. Their
editor@lakevillejournal.com learning experiences on the trip
will closely align with science
curriculum and allow students
Marvelwood students head to Panama
KENT — Six intrepid student
explorers and two faculty mem-
bers from Marvelwood School
were scheduled to depart on
Local students participating in
the trip include Maddie Paddock
of Lakeville, and Oliver Sanchez
of Amenia.
The trip combines scientific
research, community outreach
and international exploration.
Science Department Chair
Laurie Doss has led the trip
to Panama and the Cocobolo
Nature Reserve over 15 times.
Assistant Head of School Caitlin
Lynch will make her fifth trip, and
senior Oliver Sanchez makes his
second trip.
Over the years, Marvelwood
students have contributed to the
discovery of 380 avian species at
Cocobolo, making the Reserve
the fourteenth rated hotspot
out of 100 known hotspots for
to experience many phenomena
that have only been available to
them through literature, photo-
graphs and videos.
HVRHS expressed thanks
to the Northwest Connecticut
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of Panama. This year, the group rie Doss and Petra have worked
is bringing a hydrophone, on together to create programs for
loan from Cornell University, their students to interact with
which they’re excited to use for each other during visits. Some
underwater recordings of fish of the memorable activities have
and amphibians. Students will be included tie-dying, bird identifi-
working with top researchers and cation, and puzzle competitions.
experts in their fields including Long-term programs have in-
Abel Batista, who is one of the cluded CLICK (Communities
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A highlight of the trip is al- in which cameras were given
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of the village of La Zahina, a many of whom never venture
half-day’s walk from Cocobolo. into the nearby rainforest and
The village is home to about 30 tasked them with exploring
families who live off the grid, and photo-documenting their
with very little means to support discoveries. Four years later, the
themselves. Petra is the school’s children are still using some of
long-time teacher, who works the cameras and await showing
hard to get what she can for her their work to Doss and the
students through a complicated students.
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Chad Gumlaw of Stained Glass Resources carefully put
stained glass windows from Trinity Lime Rock into the truck
on Monday, Jan. 13.
A clearer vision for church
By Patrick L. Sullivan
LIME ROCK — A crew from Stained Glass Resources Inc., from
Hampden, Mass., was at Trinity Lime Rock Episcopal Church on
Monday, Jan. 13, carefully removing some of the church’s stained
glass windows.
Chad Gumlaw said that once the windows are in the shop, they
will be cleaned and all the lead replaced.
The work will take about six months.
Pizza restaurant on the
menu for West Cornwall
By Leila Hawken
CORNWALL — An applica-
tion asking for a change in use
to allow for the development of
a restaurant business in West
Cornwall earned the approval of
the Planning and Zoning Com-
mission (P&Z) following a public
hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 14.
Jeffrey Morgan and John Van
Doren of the West Cornwall
Development Group described
their plans to a capacity audience
in the Cornwall Library meeting
room.
The application sought to
change the use of an existing
barn to the rear of the building
formerly known as The Pink
House from residential use. The
plan is to build a brick-oven
pizza restaurant in the barn, with
indoor and outdoor seating with
a view of the river.
Van Doren said he had been
introduced to Morgan by First
Selectman Gordon Ridgway.
They both saw a need for “invig-
orating redevelopment” in West
Cornwall, Van Doren said.
“I have memories of what
West Cornwall was when I was
a kid. It wasn’t just the Covered
Bridge and the river,” Van Doren
said. “There were businesses.
There is opportunity for devel-
opment.”
“Cornwall is bereft when it
comes to places to get a meal,”
he added, before introducing
Morgan, who provided specifics
of the plan.
The first phase would give
residents maximum benefit
while also being cost-effective
for the developers.
The barn would be gutted to
reveal what appears to be a sound
structure. They are planning for
a septic system to support a 50-
seat restaurant. An additional
15 seats would be found at the
bar. Parking for 18 cars could be
provided on site, with a minimal
impact on neighbors.
Outdoor dining space would
overlook the scenic Housatonic
River.
“Our goal is to create a
community gathering place,”
Morgan said.
The second phase of develop-
ment would address reclaiming
the former Pink House itself,
described as unchanged over the
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CORNWALL — There will be
a Groundhog Day Barn Dance at
Town Hall on Saturday, Feb. 1,
from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m.
Betsy’s Band will provide
live traditional New England
Country music. Teaching caller
Don Heinold will explain how
the dance flows; he will begin
the evening at 6:45 p.m. with a
Rotary Waltz lesson. All ages and
abilities are welcome.
Wear casual clothes and
soft-soled shoes. The suggested
donation is $5 to $8 per child and
$10 to $15 for adults.
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past 150 years, although it has
been plagued by neglect leading
to severe damage.
While Van Doren and Morgan
hope to restore it, “we have to
have a good idea.”
“We have the best of inten-
tions; we are very optimistic,”
both agreed.
They are presently identify-
ing a proprietor to operate the
restaurant, envisioning a pizza
pub with creative side dishes,
simple fare of high quality. The
pub would offer local craft beers
and wine.
They hope to have the restau-
rant open by this summer.
On behalf of the P&Z, Karen
Nelson inquired about signage.
Morgan responded that they are
envisioning illuminated shingle
signs at the driveways and per-
haps a sign on the building. A sign
package plan will be submitted
to the P&Z for approval.
In approving the plan, the
P&Z noted that it conforms with
the Town Plan of Conservation
and Development; it meets the
standards for a special permit;
it has been reviewed and deter-
mined to be complete; and the
owners will submit signage plans
for review and approval by the
commission.
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Busting myths of the Founding Fathers, in talk Jan. 29
By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — Conflicts of
interest.Lucrative deals for wealthy
insiders. Bureaucrats leaking
information to newspapers. Poli-
ticians smearing each other.
It all sounds like today’s
headlines. But it was happening
before, during and after the
American Revolution.
Tom Shachtman’s new book,
“The Founding Fortunes: How
the Wealthy Paid for and Profit-
ed from America’s Revolution”
is chock-full of interesting and
overlooked facts and stories
about the Revolution — material
that often contradicts what the
author refers to as the mythology
of the period.
Shachtman, a Salisbury res-
ident, is speaking at The White
Hart on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 6
p.m. as part of the ongoing series
of author talks hosted by the inn,
the Scoville Memorial Library
Bugs, turtles and a soft dove at children’s Audubon event
By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — Erinn Whit-
more, a rehabilitation assistant
at Sharon Audubon, brought a
dove, a dragon, a turtle, a “walk-
ing stick” insect and an absolutely
massive cockroach to the Scoville
Memorial Library on Saturday,
Jan. 18, for a children’s program.
Displaying a keen grasp of
child psychology, Whitmore got
the dozen or so children to sit on
the floor instead of in chairs. “If
you sit on the floor, you might be
able to pet some of the critters.”
Whitmore explained that
Sharon Audubon rescues and
rehabilitates wounded animals.
One little boy knew this al-
ready. “We brought in a crow!”
First up was Paloma, a white
ring-necked dove. Whitmore
said the bird resembles a pigeon
and is commonly kept as a pet.
With the bird in hand, Whit-
more got down on the floor and
the children gingerly reached out
and stroked it.
“What do you notice?” asked
Whitmore.
“She’s soft,” said a little girl.
The bird remained placid.
“She was someone’s pet,” said
Whitmore. “She likes to be with
people.”
“But wild animals don’t,” she
continued, rising from the floor.
An animal like Paloma, used
to being a pet, doesn’t do well
when released (or abandoned)
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In a phone interview on
Thursday, Jan. 16, Shachtman
said history tends to concentrate
on presidents and generals,
when the reality is much more
complicated.
And the history is relevant
today. “All these subjects in the
headlines now are things the
founders had to deal with.”
There are some surprises.
Contrary to popular belief, the
idea of progressive taxation was
very much a part of the national
debate in the formative years of
the republic.
And the politicians of the era
not only worried about the na-
tional debt, they did something
about it.
Shachtman said that com-
pared to today’s politicians, the
founders weren’t as driven by
ideology. PHOTO BY ANNE DAY
“There was more of a sense Author and Salisbury resident Tom Shachtman will talk about
of disinterestedness.” his new book at The White Hart on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
“She doesn’t know how to
survive.”
Next up was Dundee, a beard-
ed dragon, native to Australia.
The children were surprised
to discover that the lizard’s
spiky-looking extrusions are not
in fact hard and sharp.
Beo, a box turtle, proved to
be a popular favorite for his
willingness to cooperate with
demonstrating how to withdraw
into his shell, and for making
a well-timed dash for freedom
across the children’s room carpet. PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN
Whitmore informed the Children were allowed to pet Dundee, a bearded dragon, at
children that the turtle’s shell a Sharon Audubon event at the Scoville Memorial Library
is actually an extension of the on Saturday, Jan. 18.
skeletal system.
Vietnam, looks exactly like it Last up was a hissing cock-
Beo also endeared himself to
sounds. roach from Madagascar —
the children by pooping a bit on
But unlike sticks, it also poops. 2-plus inches of concern to
Whitmore’s hand.
And it did. anyone who has ever lived in less
Box turtles are very territo-
“The nice thing about being a than ideal housing.
rial, Whitmore said, and will do
stick,” Whitmore said as she got “If you’re super brave you can
everything they can to get back
the bug back in its box, “is that pet it,” said Whitmore.
to their ancestral home.
you can be upside-down and it’s The children didn’t hesitate.
The last two creatures were
not a big deal.” None of the adults got close.
bugs. A walking stick, native to
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Kent/Sharon
A multitude of voices at a passionate Women’s March
By Lans Christensen

KENT — The fourth annual

Kent Women’s March took place
on Saturday, Jan. 18. It was a busy
day in Kent, with the demon-
stration of the tower height
by Homeland set for the same
morning. Both were complete
before the snow began to fall in
mid-afternoon.
The annual meeting of the
Kent Memorial Library was post-
poned until next weekend, Jan.
25, at 2 p.m. The talk by sculptor
Peter Woytuk, which was to fol-
low the library meeting, was also
rescheduled for Jan. 25 at 3 p.m.
Even though it wasn’t snow-
ing, it was bitterly cold. None-
theless, the participants — men
and women of all ages — came
out warmly bundled up.
The Kent march coincided
with similar events across the
nation. Their focus had become
more diverse than in past years.
Kent’s organizer Jane Zatlin
echoed that sentiment, saying,
The exquisite steeples of Litchfield County
By Lia Wolgemuth
SHARON — When Steven M.
Goldberg and his family bought
a house in Sharon 38 years ago,
he took many drives to explore
his new community.
“I saw these beautiful church-
es — they’re amazing!” said the
now 78-year-old master drafts-
man and retired architect, who
splits his time between Sharon
and New York City.
“Litchfield County is an archi-
tectural area. I don’t know how
many people realize the history
and culture in their backyard.
These churches are a unique
part of the area’s architectural,
cultural and historic legacy.”
Goldberg’s sketches of many
area churches are featured in the
upcoming exhibit, “Steeples of
Litchfield County,” at the Sharon
Historical Society & Museum
(SHS). Twenty-seven churches
are showecased; it explores the
beauty and variations of histor-
ical ecclesiastical architecture in
the Northwest Corner.
Sketching the masterpieces
Goldberg grew up in Colo-
rado and graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania’s
graduate school of architecture
in 1965.
“The architecture program
had an emphasis on drawing and
drawing well,” he said.
Goldberg also received a
Swift annual town meeting
By Cynthia Hochswender
KENT — About 20 taxpayers
Women and men of all ages took part in a Women’s March in Kent on Jan. 18. Many carried
signs expressing concerns about a wide range of topics.
“I’m still here, and I love being
around like-minded people. It’s
all about solidarity.”
She pointed out the variety of
messages on signs and placards,
and the unity of spirit among
Master of Science in urban de-
sign from Columbia University
in 1967.
After receiving the prestigious
Theophilus Parsons Chandler
Architecture Fellowship, award-
ed to one Penn graduate a year,
Goldberg lived in Rome and
sketched his way among the
architectural masterpieces of
Europe and the Middle East. All
of his sketchbooks from that time
are now included in the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania archives.
Since then, his 50-year archi-
tectural career primarily focused
on academic institutions, such as
science buildings for Cornell and
Columbia universities, schools
on U.S. military bases in Europe,
an educational complex at NATO
and several colleges in Connecti-
cut — plus two additions on his
1830s Sharon farmhouse.
The process
Sketching religious architec-
ture is a discipline that Goldberg
has continued into the present.
He started looking for churches
that had a strong architectural
presence and attention to detail.
“The churches are the best
buildings in every town because
that’s where they put the talent
and the money!” said Goldberg.
“I started to sketch them and,
at a certain point, I became fas-
cinated with the relationship of
the steeple to the nave.
“The steeple offers the great-
former chief, who was recently
replaced by selectman and fire
company volunteer Ed Matson.
the marchers. Close to 100 peo-
ple met at Golden Falcon Field,
moved out to Main Street, head-
ed north, made a turn, came back
to the memorial monument and
returned to the field. There, state
est design challenge and oppor-
tunity for the architect, and I
was fascinated by the variety of
interpretations and solutions
they presented.
“I noticed there was a wide
variety of combinations between
the steeple, the nave and the
portico,” he said. “For this exhi-
bition, I decided to organize the
churches formally based upon
the typology of the relationship
of these three elements.”
Goldberg sketches en plein air
and uses special Japanese pens.
However, sometimes the weather
or how he is feeling requires
him to do a preliminary sketch
in either pen or pencil and then
finish the work at home in his
studio. Each sketch takes a few
hours to create, and he is metic-
ulous about staying true to the
building’s proportions.
“These were good architects!”
he said.
The exhibit
All the sketches in this exhibit
are prints, with about a third of
them enlarged from their orig-
inal size. To ensure the quality,
Goldberg worked closely with the
printer and a graphic designer.
They used a special printing
process called giclee on paper.
Historical photographs and
other related objects from the
permanent collections of the
SHS will be featured alongside
Goldberg’s detailed illustrations.
The exhibit will also offer a free
map of the churches, along with
a brief ecclesiastical architectural
glossary, for anyone who would
like to go see them in person.
“Steeples of Litchfield County
will be on view from Jan. 25 to
April 25 at the Sharon Histor-
PHOTO BY LANS CHRISTENSEN
Rep. Maria Horn (D-64) and
Kent First Selectman Jean Speck
addressed the crowd, stressing
that “Every person at the local
level makes a difference. Every
voice counts!”
ILLUSTRATION BY STEVEN M. GOLDBERG
Master draftsman Steven M.
Goldberg will talk about his
drawings of church steeples
on Saturday, Jan. 25.
museum, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
A snow date for both the lecture
and reception is Feb. 1. Both
events and the exhibit are free
and open to the public.
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Kent residents have reacted strongly to a plan by Homeland
Towers to build a cellular communications tower in their town.
A trial balloon and crane demonstration over the weekend
brought out protest signs such as the one in the photo above.
Balloon and crane show
tower would be very visible
By Lans Christensen
KENT — Early in the morn-
ing on a chilly Saturday, Jan. 18,
Homeland Towers demonstrated
the visual impact of two cell
towers at the two proposed Kent
locations.
A crane boom was raised to
154 feet on Richards Road. A
balloon was floated to the same
height on nearby Bald Hill Road.
Citizens potentially impacted
by these installations were on
hand to view the tests.
The crane and balloon were
clearly visible above the tree line,
bringing on strong negative sen-
timents from town residents who
had come out to observe the test.
A unanimously voiced com-
ment was that, “Due diligence
was not observed.” The crane
boom on Richards Road was
supposed to have been sent up to
a height of 174 feet, the height of
the proposed tower, but it was
only raised to 154 feet. Explana-
tions were not available.
Todd Powell and other local
residents took it upon themselves
to float a balloon to 174 feet to
demonstrate the visual impact
more accurately.
A passing Connecticut State
Trooper was in sympathy with
the residents, but also voiced
concern over improved coverage
for safety and emergency reasons.
B. Blake Levitt is a Warren,
Conn., resident and a medical
and science journalist. She has
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researched and written on cell
tower issues over three decades.
On Saturday afternoon, she sent
an email with her observations
of the tower, which was copied to
several town residents. The Jour-
nal contacted her to confirm she
could be quoted for this article.
“I was out for the last several
hours looking at the cell tower
test balloons and coordinating
with Homeland’s viewshed
maps, tracking long views several
miles out around Lake Waram-
aug, etc.,” her email said.
“Even if they reduced the
height of the Richards Road
site, it would still carve out a
huge chunk in that ridge. And
it is visible from many areas
on Lake Waramaug, capable of
destroying some iconic views
mentioned in Warren’s Plan of
Conservation and Development
and highly photographed since
forever, for instance, from Tan-
ner Hill. It’s also highly visible
from the Warren Town Beach.”
Disagreement and controver-
sy will probably be heightened by
this demonstration as the town
seeks “party status” giving it a
more powerful voice with the
Siting Council, which makes the
ultimate decisions.
Homeland would be building
the tower for AT&T. It would
provide cellular service for an
area of town that at present is
underserved. It would include
a hazardous section of Segar
Mountain Road.

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On the agenda were approval on the 2025 line at upcoming SHS Curator of Collections, Ar-
of the annual audit and the town
report; granting permission to
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Falls Village/North Canaan

A robust future for AHA! program
Inside Scoop
Leila Hawken
NORTH CANAAN — Fol-
lowing a recent time of un-
certainty about its future, the
AHA! program (led by seasoned
professional Patricia Vanicky)
is well underway, living up to
its promise to provide positive
after-school experiences to its
young charges.
Recognizing the value of the
program to the community,
the North Canaan Elementary
School provided for the pro-
gram’s future and appointed
Vanicky, who resides in Cornwall,
as the program’s director follow-
ing the retirement of program
founder Lynn Nania.
A spruced-up space
About 40 students and their
families are enrolled in AHA!,
which stands for “After Hours
Activities.”
After starting in December
2019, Vanicky said an early goal
was to clean and reorganize
the program’s space, which is
directly behind the main school
building.
Through volunteer labor pro-
vided largely by her immediate
family, the space was cleaned,
painted and reorganized so that
now there are specific areas for
crafts with shelving and plastic
bins for supplies; a homework
corner with desks; some com-
fortable seating for reading,
although Vanicky hopes to find
more pint-sized cushioned
chairs; and long tables for games.
Planters bursting with green-
ery brighten the windowsills.
She praised the work and de-
votion of Nania, who developed
the program and guided it for
many years.
“They are all doing their
own things,” Vanicky said of the
children, “doing the things they
love to do.”
Her role, she said, is to try
to make them independent and
to help develop their social and
emotional skills.
“Where’s the tape?” one
youngster needed to know, for
his craft project.
The bulletin board provides
a reminder of behavior: “Be re-
spectful, be responsible, and be
kind,” with the children encour-
aged to add notes about how to
do and be those qualities.
Students, teachers help out
Vanicky said she is helped
each day by four assistants and, in
addition, she is looking forward
to the service of four high school
students who have been selected
to work with the AHA! program.
Some days, a licensed art teacher
works with the children, bringing
a second teacher into service.
Each day at 4:30 p.m. there
can be homework time overseen
by a teacher, so that children
who wish to do so can get their
evening’s homework done on
site. That means that they can
spend their hours at home as
family time.
Additional teachers are vol-
unteering to work with the
program, Vanicky said. She is an-
ticipating that they will provide
workshops in topics including
art, music and computer skills.
Vanicky’s background is var-
ied, she recounts. She spent one
year with the after-school pro-
gram in Cornwall. For 11 years,
she served as a police officer in
Brazil, and before that, she was
an art teacher.
Reaching out
During the coming months,
Vanicky intends to approach the
North Canaan community for
donations of toys, games (she has
been actively self-funding those
items), and to answer that need
for comfortable seating.
She has also contacted the
state Board of Education, to see
if the state will cover the cost of
snacks for the children. If she is
successful, her program would be
only the second such program in
the state to offer state-subsidized
free snacks.
“We really need financial help
right now,” she said, adding that
the children are creating a wish
list. She is looking for things that
will excite them about learning.
“I do my best to meet their needs,”
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In time, she said that she
Assisted by program director Patricia Vanicky, kindergartner
would like to have the funding
Andrew Jensen, 6, explored the workings of one of the new
to provide scholarships so that
game activities donated to the AHA! after-school program
more children can participate
at North Canaan Elementary School.
in the program. Her aim is to
connect with everyone within serve,” she said. ahanorthcanaan@gmail.com or
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Reality in fine art at reception for new show at the Hunt Library
By Patrick L. Sullivan
FALLS VILLAGE — The D.M.
Hunt Library’s current art show,
“Rena Fine Art: A Walk Through
Time,” runs through Feb. 8.
A reception was held on a
snowy Saturday evening, Jan.18.
Rena (whose full name is Irene
Jeremic) is a Canadian-American
artist. She has developed an oil
painting technique, trademarked
as “Sculpturette TM,” that uses
unadulterated oil paint in layers,
creating a three-dimensional effect.
“You can touch it,” she said to
a reporter, who did.
She said she uses brushes only,
and indeed, the brush strokes are
easy to see.
The artist is also a law profes-
sor and businessperson. She said
she chose professions that would
provide a stable income.“But I
never abandoned my art.”
Arborists may recognize a syc-
amore tree in North Canaan that
figures prominently in the show.
And the Northwest Con-
necticut Arts Council has one of
Rena’s “Running Trees” paintings
on the cover of its January 2020
newsletter. And Rena donated
one of her tree paintings in
December to North Canaan
Elementary School.
Taking control as
a parent, Jan. 25
FALLS VILLAGE — New York
City clinical psychologist and
author Adelia Moore will offer
guidance to parents in a free
talk at the D.M. Hunt Library on
Saturday, Jan. 25, at 1 p.m.
Moore’s new book,“Being the
Grownup,” will be available for
purchase. To reserve a seat, call
860-824-7424.
Moore talks about attach-
ment, temperament, family
systems theory and body lan-
guage, making connections from
theory and research to everyday
family life.

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Berkshire Trivia. Occasionally Paddock left the
People brought snacks and desk and prowled, proctor-like,
drinks and settled down at their around the room.
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OBITUARIES
David Gilhooly
NORTH CANAAN — David
Gilhooly, 91, died on Jan. 17,
2020.
He was born in Glasgow, Scot-
land, on April 30, 1928. He came
to the U.S. on Veteran’s
Day, 1960, and was a
veteran of the British
Armed Service.
David was a won-
derful and generous
husband, father, step-
father and grandfather.
All who knew him
appreciated his quick
wit, his service to others and his
kind manner.
David lived in Salisbury and
Cornwall for many years. When
he first came to the country, he
worked at Lakeville Precision
Molding, and was caretaker and
groundskeeper for many families
in the area, and an Amway dis-
tributor. He was a vestry member
of Christ Church Episcopal in
North Canaan.
He enjoyed going to bluegrass
festivals and listening to Scottish
ballads.
David leaves his loving wife,
Ruth Gilhooly of North Ca-
naan; his daughter, Christine
Messer, and her husband, Ralph
Larmore; his granddaughters
Signs of an ailing brain, on Jan. 23
SALISBURY — Jennifer
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care’s Center for Healthy Aging
will discuss ways to keep your
brain healthy, offer techniques
for maintaining a sharp mem-
ory, and explain the difference
between normal age-related
memory changes and those that
may warrant a deeper look. She
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DEMOCRATIC TOWN
COMMITTEE
A certified list of 20 Democrat
party-endorsed candidates
for the Town of Sharon for
election as Members of the
Town Committee at Large is
on file in my office at 63 Main
Street, Sharon, Connecticut and
copies are available for public
distribution. The number of
Town Committee Members to
be elected, under party rules,
is 20.
A primary will be held
March 3rd, 2020 if 5 candidacies
(which is at least 25% of the
number of town committee
members to be elected by such
party in the municipality) are
filed in accordance with Conn.
General Statutes 9-382 to 9-450,
inclusive, by persons other than
party endorsed candidates,
not later than 4:00 p.m. of
January 29, 2020, provided the
number of such candidacies
plus the number of endorsed
candidates, exceeds the number
of town committee members
to be elected. (If the number
of opposing candidacies filed
is reduced to less than such
25%, no primary will be held.)
Petition forms, instructions
and information concerning
the procedure for filing
opposing candidacies, may be
obtained from Marel E. Rogers,
Democratic Registrar of Voters,
63 Main Street, Sharon, CT.
Linda R. Amerighi-CCTC
Sharon Town Clerk
01-23-20
LEGAL NOTICE
A certified list of 29
Democratic party-endorsed
candidates for the Town
of Salisbur y for election
as Members of the Town
Committee At-Large is on file
in my office at 27 Main Street,
Salisbury, Connecticut and
copies are available for public
distribution. The number of
Town Committee Members to
be elected, under party rules,
is 30.
A Primary will be held March
3, 2020, if 8 candidacies (which
is at least 25% of the number
of town committee members
to be elected by such party in
the municipality) are filed in
accordance with ß ß9-382 to
9-450, inclusive, of the General
Statutes, by persons other than
party-endorsed candidates,
Heather Messer of Chicopee,
Mass., Tara Quigley of Pittsfield
and Karen (Quigley) Brand-
meyer of Vermont; his niece,
Wilma Bailey Blue of Glasgow;
two nephews, John Mc-
Garry of North Canaan
and Jason McGarry
of North Carolina;
his stepchildren and
their spouses, Kather-
ine Wingard and John
Ganning of Chatham,
N.Y., Steve Wingard of
Cottekill, N.Y., Rebecca
and Bob Stucke of St. Albans,
Vt., Terri and Tom Bunce of
North Canaan, Jerri and Joan
Wingard of Raymond, Maine,
Jayne and Gordon Ridgway of
Cornwall and Russell and Dianne
Wingard of Falls Village; and
many great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren.
David was predeceased by his
first wife, Charlotte Gilhooly;
his son, David Gilhooly Jr.; his
daughter, Maureen Quigley;
and his grandson, Brian Robert
Messer.
A memorial service will be
held in the spring. Arrangements
are under the care of the Newkirk
Palmer Funeral Home in North
Canaan.
Thursday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m.
Following her free program,
LaBrie will offer free, confiden-
tial memory screenings, which
are scheduled by appointment
(call 860-435-9851, ext. 190).
The screenings do not diagnose
illness, but can indicate whether
a follow-up medical exam is
recommended.
LEGAL NOTICES
not later than 4:00 p.m. of
January 29, 2020, provided the
number of such candidacies
plus the number of endorsed
candidates, exceeds the number
of town committee members
to be elected. (If the number
of opposing candidacies filed
is reduced to less than such
25%, no primary will be held.)
Petition forms, instructions and
information concerning the
procedure for filing opposing
candidacies, may be obtained
from Karin Gerstel, Democratic
Registrar of Voters, 27 Main
Street, Salisbury, Connecticut.
Patricia H. Williams
Town Clerk of Salisbury
01-23-20
LEGAL NOTICE
A certified list of 15
Republican party-endorsed
candidates for the Town
of Salisbur y for election
as Members of the Town
Committee At-Large is on file
in my office at 27 Main Street,
Salisbury, Connecticut and
copies are available for public
distribution. The number of
Town Committee Members to
be elected, under party rules,
is 30.
A Primary will be held March
3, 2020, if 8 candidacies (which
is at least 25% of the number
of town committee members
to be elected by such party in
the municipality) are filed in
accordance with ß ß9-382 to
9-450, inclusive, of the General
Statutes, by persons other than
party-endorsed candidates,
not later than 4:00 p.m. of
January 29, 2020, provided the
number of such candidacies
plus the number of endorsed
candidates, exceeds the number
of town committee members
to be elected. (If the number
of opposing candidacies filed
is reduced to less than such
25%, no primary will be held.)
Petition forms, instructions and
information concerning the
procedure for filing opposing
candidacies, may be obtained
from Maureen Dell, Republican
Registrar of Voters, 27 Main
Street, Salisbury, Connecticut.
Patricia H. Williams
Town Clerk of Salisbury
01-23-20
LEGAL NOTICE
A certified list of 17
(seventeen) Republican party-
Dianne (Daniels) Murtagh
SHARON — Dianne (Dan-
iels) Murtagh, 49, a longtime
resident of Dutchess County and
most recently of Kent and Sha-
ron, died peacefully on Jan. 13,
2020, at Sharon Health
Care Center following
a lengthy illness.
Born June 11, 1970,
in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,
she was the daughter
of Charles Daniels of
Punta Gorda, Fla., and
the late Sandra (Rich-
ards) Daniels.
She was a graduate
of Arlington High School and
enjoyed spending time with her
beloved family, especially her
nieces and nephews. She will
be dearly missed by her loving
family and her many caregivers
and friends.
Dianne is survived by her
siblings, Bambi Daniels of Can-
yon Lake, Texas, Keely Arico and
her husband, Michael, of Hyde
Park, N.Y., Kim Fischer and her
husband, Scott, of Pleasant Val-
Myron Neugeboren
LAKEVILLE — My ron
Neugeboren, 89, of
Lakeville passed away
on Saturday, Jan. 11,
2020, at his home.
Born in Brook-
lyn, N.Y., on Nov. 8,
1930, he is survived
by his loving family:
his wife, Carolyn; his
sons, Harlan, Rob-
ert and Edward; his
daughters-in-law,
Laurel, Beverly and Sandra; his
Send obituaries
to cynthiah@lakevillejournal.com
endorsed candidates for the
town of Kent for election
as Members of the Town
Committee At-Large is on file
in my office at 41 Kent Green
Blvd., Kent, Connecticut and
copies are available for public
distribution. The number of
Town Committee Members to
be elected, under party rules,
is 25 (twenty five). A Primary
will be held March 3, 2020 if 7
(seven) candidacies (which is at
least 25% of the town committee
members to be elected by such
party in the municipality) are
filed in accordance with Sections
9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the
General Statutes, by persons
other than party-endorsed
candidates, not later than
4:00 p.m. of January 29, 2020
provided the number of such
candidates plus the number of
endorsed candidates, exceeds
the number of town committee
members to be elected. (If the
number of opposing candidacies
filed is reduced to less than
25%, no primary will be held.)
Petition forms, instructions and
information concerning the
procedure for filing opposing
candidacies, may be obtained
from Janice Gadiel, Republican
Registrar of Voters, 41 Kent
Green Blvd., Kent, CT. 06757.
Dated: January 16, 2020.
Darlene F. Brady
Kent Town Clerk
01-23-20
LEGAL NOTICE
A certified list of 24 (twenty
four) Democratic party-
endorsed candidates for the
town of Kent for election
as Members of the Town
Committee At-Large is on file
in my office at 41 Kent Green
Blvd., Kent, Connecticut and
copies are available for public
distribution. The number of
Town Committee Members to
be elected, under party rules,
is 25 (twenty five). A Primary
will be held March 3, 2020 if 7
(seven) candidacies (which is at
least 25% of the town committee
members to be elected by such
party in the municipality) are
filed in accordance with Sections
9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the
General Statutes, by persons
other than party-endorsed
candidates, not later than
4:00 p.m. of January 29, 2020
provided the number of such
candidates plus the number of
ley, N.Y., and Michael Daniels
of Hyde Park; several nieces and
nephews; her great-nephew;
several cousins; and many dear
friends.
In addition to her
mother, Dianne was
also predeceased by
her husband, Michael
A. Murtagh, on Feb. 19,
2013. They had married
June 16, 2012, in Kent.
Private graveside
services and burial will
take place at Pough-
keepsie Rural Ceme-
tery. A memorial service will be
held on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m.
at Sharon Health Care Center.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Sharon Fire Depart-
ment, P.O. Box 357, Sharon, CT
06069.
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home in Millerton.
To send an online condolence,
go to www.conklinfuneralhome.
com.
grandchildren, Ross, Samantha,
Jonah, Olivia, Abigail,
Alexandra, Annaleah
and Ashlyn; and by his
wonderful sister, Sandra
Reisman.
Myron was a devoted
and generous husband,
father and grandfather,
and the exemplar of a
good and honest man.
His memory will be
cherished by the many
who loved him. Go Giants!
endorsed candidates, exceeds
the number of town committee
members to be elected. (If the
number of opposing candidacies
filed is reduced to less than
25%, no primary will be held.)
Petition forms, instructions and
information concerning the
procedure for filing opposing
candidacies, may be obtained
from Karen Chase, Democratic
Registrar of Voters, 41 Kent
Green Blvd., Kent, CT. 06757.
Dated: January 16, 2020.
Darlene F. Brady
Kent Town Clerk
01-23-20
Legal Notice
Party-Endorsed Candidates
for Town Committees At-
Large, Including Notice of
“Underendorsement”
C e r t i f i e d l i s t s of 2 2
Democratic party-endorsed
candidates and 7 Republican
party-endorsed candidates
for the Town of Canaan for
election as Members of the Town
Committees At-Large are on file
in my office at Town Hall, Town
of Canaan (Falls Village), 108
Main Street, Falls Village, CT
06031, and copies are available
for public inspection. Under
party rules, 25 Democrats and
15 Republicans are to be elected.
A Primary will be held March
3, 2020, if 7 Democrats and 4
Republican candidacies are filed
in accordance with Sections
9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the
CT General Statutes, by persons
other than party-endorsed
candidates, not later than
4:00 PM of January 29, 2020,
provided the number of such
candidacies plus the number
of endorsed candidates, exceeds
the number of town committee
members to be elected. (If
the number of opposing
candidacies filed is reduced
to less than 7 Democrats and
4 Republicans, no primary
will be held.) Petition forms,
instructions and information
concerning the procedure for
filing opposing candidacies
may be obtained from Carole
McGuire, Democratic Registrar
of Voters or Susan Kelsey,
Republican Registrar of Voters,
108 Main Street, Falls Village,
CT 06031-0047.
Mary M. Palmer
Canaan (Falls Village)
Town Clerk
01-23-20
Anthony H. Fontana
GALLATIN, NY — Anthony
H. Fontana, 60, formerly of Yon-
kers, N.Y., passed away at home
on Jan. 14, 2020.
He was born on June 3, 1959,
in Yonkers, the son of Harry and
the late Grace (DE Michaels)
Fontana.
Anthony was a Master Plumb-
er and owner of Tana Tem-
perature Control Company in
Yonkers. He worked alongside
his father for more than 40 years.
He loved the outdoors and
spent many summers working on
a family horse ranch in Tupper
Lake, N.Y.
Anthony was an avid hiker
and ice climber. He and his wife,
Nora had a home built in the
mountains of Gallatin, where
he was living the dream. He was
the eternal optimist and always
happy.
Worship Services
Week of January 26, 2020
The Congregational
Church of Salisbury, U.C.C.
30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Serving the Lord with Gladness
We bid you warm welcome to come
worship with us Sundays at 10 am.
All are welcome!
Moving music,and Christian fellowship
in a historic 19th C. Meeting House.
Sunday School & Nursery Care
The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson
(860) 435-2442
www.salisburycongregational.org
St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Rev. Marilyn Anderson
Rev. Paul Christopherson
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said
10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II)
WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE
At Noon – with Eucharis
www.stjohnssalisbury.org
860-435-9290
North Canaan
Congregational Church, UCC
Joyfully opening our hearts
and doors to all God's people
Pastor Savage Frieze
172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT
Worship services Sundays at 10 am
AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE
30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN:
FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and
CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11
www.facebook.com/
northcanaancongregational
North East Baptist Church
Historic Meeting House,
Main & Maple Millerton, NY
God's word is always relevant!
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
SUNDAY SERVICES
Family Bible School - 9:30 AM
Morning Worship - 11:00
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
WEEKDAY MEETINGS
Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM
at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave.
Sat. Bible Studies
for Men & Women 3:00 PM
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
First Sunday of each month
after AM services
Pastor Henry A. Prause
518-789-4840
The Sharon United
Methodist Church
112 Upper Main Steet,
North End of Sharon Green
Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits
10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care
No Sunday School in Summer
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-364-5634
sharonumc5634@att.net
Canaan United
Methodist Church
2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT
11 a.m. Worship Service
“Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors”
Rev. Lee Gangaware
860-824-5534
canaanct-umc.com
canaanctumc@gmail.com
Promised Land
Baptist Church
29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT
Where you will find: A Warm Welcome!
Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow!
Sunday School - 10am
Sunday Worship - 11am
Wednesday Bible Study
and Prayer Meeting — 7PM
(860) 824-5685
VISITORS WELCOME!
www.promisedlandbaptist.org
The Chapel of All Saints,
Cornwall
An intimate Episcopal service every
Sunday
9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon
Chapel at Trinity Conference Center
West Cornwall, CT
WELCOMING ALL
SAINT KATERI
TEKAKWITHA PARISH
860-927-3003
The Churches of
Sacred Heart, Kent
St. Bernard, Sharon
St. Bridget, Cornwall Bridge
MASS SCHEDULE
9 AM – Sacred Heart
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday & First Friday
SATURDAY VIGIL
4 PM - St. Bridget
SUNDAY MASSES
8 AM - St. Bernard
10 AM - Sacred Heart
The Smithfield
Presbyterian Church
656 Smithfield Valley Rd.
Route 83, Amenia, NY
Services every Sunday 10 a.m.
21st Century Theology
in an Historic Building
On Feb. 22, 2003, he mar-
ried Nora (Lipari) Fontana in
Hopewell Junction, N.Y. She
survives him at home.
In addition to his loving father
and wife, survivors include his
daughters, Yvonne, Noel, Kelly
and Jodi Ann and her husband,
Rich; two sisters, Susan and
Doreen Fontana; eight grand-
children; and many nieces and
nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins
and friends.
A time of sharing was held on
Jan. 16, the Rev. Jeff Silvieus offi-
ciating. Burial was in North Elba
Cemetery in Lake Placid, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be sent to the
Esophageal Cancer Education
Foundation, P.O. Box 821,
Manalapan, NJ 07726.
To sign the online register, go
to www.peckandpeck.net.
All Saints of America
Orthodox Christian Church
313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT
Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m.
Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta
860-824-1340
www.allsaintsofamerica.us
Falls Village
Congregational Church
16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village
10:00 a.m. Family Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
A Friendly Church with
a warm welcome to all!!
860-824-0194
Christ Church Episcopal
in Sharon
9 South Main, Sharon CT
Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker
All welcome to join us
860-364-5260
www.christchurchsharon.org
Greenwoods
Community Church
355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Kidz Konnection
K-6th grade (during Sun. Service)
Nursery Care All Services
Pastor Trip Weiler
413-229-8560
www.greenwoodschurch.com
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
40 Leedsville Road
Amenia Union, NY
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30
followed by refreshments
All ages welcome!
Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
www.stthomasamenia.com
845-373-9161
Trinity Episcopal Church
484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock
Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m.
“Offering companionship along the way”
Rev. Heidi Truax
(860) 435-2627
trinity@trinitylimerock.org
www.trinitylimerock.org
Unitarian Fellowship
of NW CT
Cobble Living Room
Noble Horizons
The next meeting will be
Sunday, February 9 at 10:30 a.m.
Am I a humanist?
All are Welcome
For information call 860-435-2319
The Lakeville United
Methodist Church
319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
“Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors”
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-435-9496
Lakevillemethodist@snet.net
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
PARISH
Immaculate Conception,
4 North Street, Norfolk
St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan
St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church
Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary
Sunday 11 am,
Immaculate Conception Church
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Wednesday 6pm
St. Joseph Chapel or Church
Thursday 8am
Immaculate Conception Church
Friday 8am
Church of St. Mary
ALL ARE WELCOME!
For information,
please call 860-824-7078
UCC in CORNWALL
Congregational
Worship Sunday, 10 am
Cornwall Village Meeting House
8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall
Outstanding Church School (10 am)
Mission Opportunities
Warm Fellowship following Worship
860-672-6840
FB - UCC in Cornwall
Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister
Welcoming all - including the
LGBTQ Community
Sharon Congregational
Church
25 Main Street, Sharon, CT
Sunday Worship Service
and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study (incl. a light supper)
every Thurs. 6-7:30 p.m.
860-364-5002
info@sharoncongregationalchurch.org

Miner
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only major issues expected to
be discussed and voted on. The
session begins on Feb. 5 and is
scheduled to adjourn on May 6.
In even-numbered years (2019,
2021), the Legislature convenes
in January and adjourns in June.
Miner said one of his personal
priorities is to use currently
available resources to fund trans-
portation. “The vast majority of
my constituents are not in favor
of tolls,” he said.
“I told the governor it’s as
much a problem of trust as any-
thing else.”
Lamont is not releasing funds
for town roads, Miner said, as
leverage in the battle over es-
tablishing tolls for tractor-trailer
trucks at 12 bridges in the state.
Miner said he would try to
rework the budget to deny the
governor that authority. Miner
said previous legislatures have
done something similar when
past governors withheld funds
for education.
“This administration might
need a similar correction.”
Miner, who is on the environ-
ment committee, said that mu-
nicipal solid waste disposal will
“overshadow” any other issues.
He said waste disposal in-
frastructure needs to be rebuilt
to handle “massive amounts of
recyclables.”
Miner is also on the labor
committee (and the appropri-
ations and regulation review
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patients,” said Malone.
And to the parents of young
children.
“Moms and dads often don’t
take good enough care of them-
selves,” she noted. “They are so
busy taking care of their children
that they neglect their own med-
ical needs.”
Malone’s family has roots in
Sharon dating back to the mid
1800s, when Casper and Eliz-
abeth Wike emigrated to the
United States from Germany
and settled on Sharon’s White
Hollow Road.
According to family lore, their
son, John, bought the present
farm on the eastern slope of Red
Mountain in the 1860s, and he
and his wife, Mary Liner Wike,
had five sons, who were the Wike
Brothers. Edward, the fourth son
(1879-1969), passed the farm on
to his daughter, Helen (Wike)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF KAREN
ANNE MURPHY
Late of Salisbury (19-00126)
The Hon. Diane S. Blick,
Judge of the Court of Probate,
District of Litchfield Hills
Probate Court, by decree dated,
March 21, 2019, ordered that all
claims must be presented to the
fiduciary at the address below.
Failure to promptly present
any such claim may result in
the loss of rights to recover on
such claim.
The fidicuary is:
Liam Murphy-Saunders
124 South Kent Road
South Kent. CT 06785
Heath B. Prentis
Assistant Clerk
01-23-20
Legal Notice
TAX COLLECTOR,
TOWN OF CANAAN
Pursuant to Sec. 12-145 of
the Connecticut statutes, the
Tax Collector, Town of Canaan
gives notice that she will be
ready to receive Supplemental
Motor Vehicle taxes and the
2nd installment of Real Estate
& Personal Property taxes due
January 1, 2020 at the Canaan
Town Hall, PO Box 47, 108 Main
St., Falls Village, CT 06031.
Office Hours: Monday’s 9-12,
1-4 and Wednesdays 9-Noon.
Payments must be received
or postmarked by February 3,
2020 to avoid interest.
All taxes remaining unpaid
after February 3, 2020 will be
charged interest from January
1, 2020 at the rate of 1.5% for
each month from the due date
of the delinquent tax to the date
committees). He said that while
last year’s law regarding assis-
tance for people suffering from
post-traumatic stress disorder
did not include emergency
medical technicians and first
responders, early indications are
that rather than just amending
the law to include those people,
the trend is toward opening it up
to a much wider range of people,
who don’t need to be on the scene
to qualify.
He sees something similar
happening in another move to
make employers responsible for
sexual harassment claims when
the person doing the harassing
is not an employee, and in pre-
venting any discrimination in
jobs or housing against people
with any kind of criminal record
in the state.
“So if the person was con-
victed of arson, the apartment
building manager can’t turn
him down.”
Miner said there are some
situations that should entail
such protections, but it would be
unwise to take “too large a step.”
“Most of my constituents
understand the idea of a second
chance,” he said. But there’s a
big difference between a second
chance and dismissing criminal
backgrounds completely.
Asked if legislation legalizing
recreational marijuana might
emerge from the session, Miner
said he wouldn’t be surprised.
“But it will be a long, drawn-
out battle.”
He said that the federal gov-
ernment has recognized that
Humeston, Malone’s grandmother
and family matriarch, who contin-
ues to live on the farm at age 97. In
recent years, the farm has evolved
from a dairy operation to a diver-
sified business that now produces
lamb, beef, pork and poultry.
The land continues to be
home, a family compound of
sorts, to several generations.
Malone said she, her husband,
Colin, and children live there,
next door to her mom, Donna
Hoskins, and step dad, Hank, and
her grandmother Helen. Also,
her brother, Benjamin Hoskins,
sister-in-law Melinda and their
son, Zander, as well as her aunt
Lynn Humeston reside there.
Colin Malone, a business analyst,
owns and operates a small farm
business, Blue Thistle, which
features farm-fresh vegetables
grown on the property.
Nursing, she said, “runs just
as deep as farming in my family
history. My grandmother is a
nurse, and my mother, Donna
Hoskins, is an adult psychiatric
of payment, with a minimum
interest charge of $2.00. Sec.
12-146.
Failure to receive a tax bill
does not relieve the taxpayer
of their responsibility for the
payment of taxes or delinquent
charges. Sec.12-30
Dated at Town of Canaan,
Connecticut, this 9th day of
December 2019.
Rebecca Juchert-Derungs
CCMC
Canaan Tax Collector
12-19-19
01-02-20
01-23-20
LEGAL NOTICE
TAX COLLECTOR
TOWN OF SALISBURY CT
Pursuant to Sec 12-145 of
the Connecticut State Statutes,
the taxpayers of the Town of
Salisbury are hereby notified
that the third installment on the
Grand List of October 1, 2018
is due and payable on January
1, 2020. Pursuant to Section
12-71b of the Connecticut
State Statutes, the Supplemental
Motor Vehicle tax is due on
January 1, 2020. Payments must
be received or postmarked by
February 1, 2020. If said Real
Estate, Personal Property and
Supplemental Motor Vehicle
taxes are not paid on or before
February 1, 2020, interest at the
rate of one and one half percent
(18% per year) will be added for
each month or a fraction thereof
which elapses from the time
when such tax becomes due
and payable until the same is
paid. Minimum interest charge
is $2.00.
Taxes can be paid by mail
there are problems with the
current patchwork of marijuana
laws in the states.
“I’m not sure if adding anoth-
er state to the pile helps.”
He added that the people of
the 30th District “are all over the
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spring. They remain vulnerable
to other pesticides, feral and do-
mestic cats, and house sparrows
that have now achieved near
global distribution.
During the last 40 years, the
red-bellied woodpecker has also
expanded its year-round range
northward and westward. I first
encountered this remarkable
bird with its speckled black and
white wings and red scull cap
when I was at boarding school
in Delaware. I had one of those
window-mounted plastic feeders
and at that close distance was able
to see the faint blush of red on
the belly on this striking bird. It
is now a regular winter visitor to
my yard here in northwest Con-
necticut, alongside the ever-pres-
ent downy and the increasingly
scarce hairy woodpecker.
The National Audubon So-
ciety now predicts the decline
and possible extirpation of 22
highly vulnerable native bird
species in Litchfield County due
to the effects of climate change.
One of these is the dark-eyed
junco, a childhood favorite and
previously common winter vis-
nurse practitioner.” Through
the generations, the family ties
have remained tight. “We have
always taken care of each other
and have always cared about
the community. It was never a
question of if, but of how. This
town really matters.”
While serving as director of
High Watch Recovery Center,
Malone also treated adults bat-
tling substance abuse and those
with co-occurring medical and
mental illnesses. She knows full
well that it is a serious problem
nationwide, and the rural North-
west Corner is no exception.
“Mental health support is so
limited in this community,” said
Malone. “I’ve had to become a
pseudo specialist when it comes
to mental health and substance
abuse. If you look at substance
abuse disorders, there is a cause
and a condition. If we can identify
the cause before they pick up the
condition we hope we can change
their path, and save lives.”
Malone said she is excited to
LEGAL NOTICES
addressed to: Tax Collector,
P.O. Box 338, Salisbury, CT
06068 or at the Town Hall, 27
Main Street, Salisbury CT on
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dated at
Town of Salisbury CT this 19th
day of December 2019.
Jean F. Bell, CCMC
Tax Collector
Salisbury CT 06068
01-09-20
01-23-20
Legal Notice
Town of Kent
The second installment
of the Real Estate, Personal
Property and the Motor Vehicle
Supplemental tax for the Grand
List of 2018 is due and payable
January 1, 2020. The second
installment of the Real Estate,
Personal Property and Motor
Vehicle Supplemental tax for
the Grand List of 2018 will
become delinquent on Tuesday,
February 4, 2020.
As soon as the tax becomes
delinquent, it shall be subject to
interest at the rate of one and a
half percent per month from the
time such tax becomes due and
payable until the same is paid.
Bills may be viewed online by
going to the Tax Collector’s page
of the Town of Kent website at
www.townofkentct.org.
The Tax Collector’s office will
be open from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday during the month
of January. After February 1st
the hours are Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.
THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 23, 2020
place on this one.”
Miner said he is not ready
to announce whether or not he
is running for reelection, but
an announcement would be
forthcoming in the next couple
of weeks.
itor from the north. Even a 1.5
degree centigrade increase in
average temperature will impact
a quarter of the junco’s habitat in
our region and we are on track
to blow past that mark before I,
now in my sixth decade, might
reasonably expect to have grand-
children. At 3 degrees centigrade,
more than half its habitat is gone.
There was also a yearling
robin out by the feeder in the
snow with the woodpecker and
the bluebirds. It could not perch
on the suet feeder, and neither
did it join the scrimmage with
the bluebirds down below. It
watched with its streaky breast
feathers puffed with cold on a
dormant lilac with buds already
softened from a recent thaw. I
pity the outlier and wish it well
in this strange time of change
and change again.
I will purchase a package of
meal worms and scatter them for
the early bird and the late when
the ground rehardens and the
snow and ice return.
Tim Abbott is program director
of Housatonic Valley Association’s
Litchfield Hills Greenprint. His
blog is at www.greensleeves.ty-
pepad.com.
enter the New Year, and decade,
with a new position at Sharon
Hospital’s primary care office and
looks forward to building bonds
with new patients. “As the years
have gone by, I have watched
amazing young children grow
into fabulous adults, and I am
humbled that they let me be a
small part of their journey. That
is what is really special to me.”
When she’s not seeing patients
or working on the family farm,
Malone can be found traversing
the hiking trails at Sharon Land
Trust, Red Mountain or Lion’s
Head with her children and lov-
able coonhound Luke, who was
adopted from the Little Guild.
She is also an active member
in surrounding communities,
serving as a coach and board
member for the Webutuck Valley
Soccer League and vice president
of Sharon Center School’s PTO.
The primary care office is
at 29 Hospital Hill Road, Suite
1400, Sharon. To schedule an
appointment, call 860-364-7029.
to 4:00 p.m. Payment is also
welcome through the mail at
P.O. Box 311, Kent, Connecticut
06757. Credit Cards are not
accepted in the office but you
may pay online by going to www.
officalpayments.com.
Deborah Devaux CCMC
Tax Collector
01-09-20
01-23-20
Legal Notice
The Audit report for the
Town of Sharon for fiscal year
ending June 30th, 2019 is on
file for public inspection in
the Town Clerks office during
regular office hours.
Linda R. Amerighi
Sharon Town Clerk
01-23-20
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
TOWN MEETING
TOWN OF SHARON
JANUARY 31, 2020
A Special Town Meeting
of the Town of Sharon,
Connecticut, will be held at
the Sharon Town Hall, 63 Main
Street, Sharon, Connecticut, on
January 31, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. for
the following purpose:
To see what action the
electors and those qualified to
vote in Town meetings will take
regarding Item 1:
1. To a p p r o v e a n
expenditure of $14,953.00 from
Parks & Recreation Committee’s
portion of the Capital Non-
recurring Account for tennis
court repairs, as approved by
the Board of Finance.
To see what action the
Electors of the Town of Sharon
will take regarding Item 2:
Horn
Continued from Page A1
on May 6. In even-numbered
years (2019, 2021), the Legis-
lature convenes in January and
adjourns in June.
Horn, who is on the appro-
priations, judiciary and envi-
ronment committees, said one
priority is an update of the “bottle
bill,” the law that requires a 5-cent
deposit on bottles and cans.
Horn said she thinks the
nickel deposit is too low and the
requirement should be expanded
to include more bottles and cans.
She said one indication the law
needs updating is that recycling
of bottles and cans is down.
Horn said a bottle bill update is
also a priority of the environment
committee.
On health care, Horn said
she thinks allowing prescription
drugs to be imported from Can-
ada will reduce the cost of those
drugs and be politically viable.
Her third priority is “clean
slate” legislation that would ex-
punge drug-related convictions
for some offenders.
“We have a major problem
when we systematically deny
them the means to earn a living.”
It shouldn’t be a surprise,
she added, when low-level drug
offenders wind up reoffending
when they can’t find legitimate
work.
Horn said in addition to the
bottle bill update and the pre-
scription drugs from Canada
issue, she expects action on the
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2. Nominating and
electing a successor to fill
the vacancy for Sharon’s
Representative to the Region 1
Board of Education, to fill the
unexpired portion of the term
(11/30/2021).
Dated at Sharon, Connecticut,
this 15th day of January 2020.
Brent M. Colley
Dale Jones
Casey T. Flanagan
Selectmen
01-23-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF
ARNALDO TRAVERSO
Late of North Canaan
(20-00030)
The Hon. Diane S. Blick,
Judge of the Court of Probate,
District of Litchfield Hills
Probate Court, by decree dated,
January 14, 2020, ordered that
all claims must be presented
to the fiduciary at the address
below.
Failure to promptly present
any such claim may result in
the loss of rights to recover on
such claim.
The fidicuary is:
Marilisa Traverso Camardi
163 Granite Ave. Ext
North Canaan, CT 06018
Megan Williams
Assistant Clerk
01-23-20
REPUBLICAN TOWN
COMMITTEE
A certified list of 13
Republican party-endorsed
candidates for the Town of
Sharon for election as Members
of the Town Committee at Large
is on file in my office at 63 Main
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state’s Rainy Day Fund and an
effort to establish automatic voter
registration via a “motor-voter”
system or something similar.
Horn, who is running for re-
election, said in the short session
(Feb. 5 through May 6) trying to
anticipate what’s on the agenda is
“kind of reading the tea leaves.”
The decisions are ultimately
made by committee chairs and
the leadership.
Tolls are a hot-button issue
right now, with a plan from Gov.
Ned Lamont (D) to go into public
hearings this week and be the
subject of a special session before
the regular session convenes.
Horn said she thinks the pro-
posal is a good one, describing it
as “modest” as it affects only trac-
tor-trailer trucks and is limited to
12 bridges in the state.
And on legalization of recre-
ational marijuana, she said she
is concerned about “unintended
consequences” but is also well
aware of the disparity in the way
alcohol and tobacco are regulated
compared to weed.
She said she is particularly
concerned about how to handle
drivers who are high on weed,
since there is no test comparable
to a Breathalyzer or blood test for
alcohol at the moment.
She said she is also keeping
an eye on the situation with the
trash-to-energy plant in Hartford
that needs hundreds of millions of
dollars in repairs and renovation.
She said the crisis might offer
an opportunity “to rethink solid
waste disposal” in the state.
Housatonic Camera Club
opening, January 24, 5-7pm.
The exhibit is open to everyone
weekends 11am-4pm through
February 23.
Easy peasy Valentine’s Day
desserts, February 1 at 11am.
Cookbook author Jessie Shee-
han prepares and offers samples
of 3 delicious, one bowl choco-
late desserts. Guests receive a
10% off coupon from Lakeville
Wine & Spirits.
Street, Sharon, Connecticut and
copies are available for public
distribution. The number of
Town Committee Members to
be elected, under party rules,
is 20.
A primary will be held
March 3rd, 2020 if 5 candidacies
(which is at least 25% of the
number of town committee
members to be elected by such
party in the municipality) are
filed in accordance with Conn.
General Statutes 9-382 to 9-450,
inclusive, by persons other than
party endorsed candidates,
not later than 4:00 p.m. of
January 29, 2020, provided the
number of such candidacies
plus the number of endorsed
candidates, exceeds the number
of town committee members
to be elected. (If the number
of opposing candidacies filed
is reduced to less than such
25%, no primary will be held.)
Petition forms, instructions
and information concerning
the procedure for filing
opposing candidacies, may be
obtained from Barbara Coords,
Republican Registrar of Voters,
63 Main Street, Sharon, CT.
Linda R. Amerighi-CCTC
Sharon Town Clerk
01-23-20
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at 4 p.m. for publication the following
Thursday.
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Region One needs a plan Journal

All of us in the Northwest

for middle school sports Corner of Connecticut admire,

trust, treasure and support our

I
Lakeville Journal newspaper.
t’s too bad that the board members at the Region One It is quite lawful and right that
Board of Education couldn’t have found some common any individual or association
ground in considering the plan for a regional middle contributes to TLJ, which is
school sports program. Region One Athletic Director Anne known for fair, accurate and
MacNeil had gone to every town’s elementary school to impartial reporting, and this
present the proposal to those individual boards of education. includes our Democratic and
When the chairs of those boards, who form the All Boards Republican Town Committees
PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON
Chair Committee (ABC), voted on the plan Nov. 26, 2019, if they so wish.
the vote was four in favor and two opposed. When the Re- A rocky start to winter The status of federal 501(c)3
gion One Board of Education voted on Jan. 6, the vote was nonprofit status will further help
four opposed and two in favor of the plan.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ensure the long-term future of
What happened in between those votes to convince new our TLJ. Since it’s the right thing
Region One board members the plan should not be imple- to do, let’s do it.

We can’t abide four more years of Trump

mented? Shouldn’t the middle school board members have Tony Piel
credible voices when it comes to defining the programs Sharon
for their schools’ students? Athletics are an important part Like everyone, I have been a useless wall. Then, we have The phone call between the
of school life for Region One children, and have been for watching the turmoil coming Trump’s onslaught against the Ukrainian president Volodymyr
decades. Now that the number of students who attend the from The White House every rights of LGBTQ people. The Zelensky and President Donald
schools has diminished steadily, there will need to be some
creative ways found to give them the opportunity to take
day. The most recent toxic
situation, the assassination of
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development removed
Trump does not leave any doubt
about Trump’s motives. He was Thanks to
part in the Region One athletic tradition.
The White
Iranian General Soleimani, requirements of anti-discrimi- requesting a “favor” from Zelen-
The Region One Board of Education, according to its ordered by Donald Trump, will nation toward LGBTQ people sky to find “dirt” on Joe Biden.
chair, has not finished the prescribed process as dictated by have long-term repercussions for and their families. Michael Duffy told the Pentagon
policy. Now, the Region One Board must meet with the ABC
Committee. The students and parents in the region should
the United States and the Middle
East. We all agree that Soleimani
Trump also opposed the
Equality Act that would strength-
to put a hold on aid to Ukraine
and stay silent about it. Not only Hart from
hope the two boards can find some approach that will give is this a violation of the law, Don-
SWSA
was a loathsome person. en civil rights protections for
the Region One middle school students a chance to take However, in spite of The LGBTQ Americans. Donald ald Trump traded our national
part in a vibrant sports program, where they can experience White House claim this kill- Trump’s ban on transgender mil- security for political gain.
competition, the value of becoming part of a team and also ing was to “stop a war,” in all itary service has made discharge The Trump presidency has All of us at the Salisbury
learn the benefits of good sportsmanship. These lessons can actuality it will escalate it. It imminent if a person is found to been fraught with chaos, a Winter Sports Association thank
stay with them for the rest of their lives, if they learn them would be delusional to think be gay or transgender. These are revolving door of cabinet mem- The White Hart inn for hosting
well. Iran will not retaliate. United patriotic individuals who want to bers, a twisting of the Consti- the fifth Annual Chicken Pot Pie
States soldiers are being sent serve our country and didn’t use tution to suit the particular lie Dinner for our benefit.
These board and committee volunteers work hard and de-
to the region on the whim of the pathetic excuse of bone spurs of the moment, genuflecting to Not only are we grateful for
serve gratitude for the time and energy they spend on behalf
a corrupt, self-serving antag- to avoid the military. dictators and the list goes on. their generous donation, but
of those who use public education in Region One. We hope the event has truly become a
onist. It might be just another Trump’s administration We are Americans, citizens
that they will keep the good of the students uppermost in treasured holiday tradition. And
distraction from his impeach- scorns the notion of global of a country that has made
their minds as they make their decisions on middle school warming and climate change. another thank you to the Housa-
ment woes for the president, huge progress. Ask yourself,
sports. but to our soldiers and their Consequently, they have pur- can we survive four more Tonics, who lent their time and
The way the program is structured now will affect Region families it is life and death. sued a pro-fossil fuel agenda in years of a Trump presidency talent, giving us a performance of
One students at a key moment in their lives, when they are What about the many issues spite of clear reports that drastic with his multitude of fawning holiday classics that really made
maturing and defining for themselves their relationship to facing the United States and not steps need to be taken to reduce sycophants and “president for the night special.
movement and physical activity. They should be encour- addressed by the president? His greenhouse gas emissions. The profit” ideals? I hope we don’t Willie Hallihan
aged to do more, now and later, not less. A wider and more idea of immigration control is U.S. Environmental Protection have to find out. on behalf of SWSA’s directors
inclusive program would only help them in becoming and putting human beings in cages, Agency has been decimated, so Gretchen Gordon Salisbury
staying physically active throughout their school careers and separating families and building very little will be done. Sharon
beyond.

Environmental law changes
will have long-term effects
On Thursday, Jan. 9, while
Mitch McConnell and Nancy
Pelosi were arguing about the
rules of impeachment, and
the pundits were debating the
wisdom of taking out General
Soleimani, President Trump
capped a three year campaign
to liberate the fossil fuel in-
dustry from the constraints
of regulation by revising the
National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA). This law requires
that the environmental effects of
major projects such as pipelines,
highways, refineries, and power
plants be assessed.
Among other measures such
as narrowing the range of proj-
ects requiring such reviews and
speeding up the process, the
revision will no longer require
the consideration of “cumulative
environment effects,” which
means ignoring the possible
effects on the climate as well as
other long-term consequences.
This may not seem partic-
ularly alarming for those of
us in the northwest corner of
Connecticut, relatively distant
from pipelines and fracking
projects and enjoying the beauty
and relative quiet of a rural life,
but among the nearly 100 envi-
ronmental rules and regulations
being eliminated or challenged
by the current administration
are several which will affect those
of us positioned to the east of
the massive new Cricket Valley
Energy Plant.
For example: The Clean Power
Plan which set limits of carbon
emissions for coal and gas-
fired plants has been replaced.
Oil and gas companies are no
longer required to report meth-
ane emissions. The permitting
program designed to safeguard
communities from increases in
pollution from new power plants
has been revised making it easier
for facilities to avoid emissions
regulation. And the rule which
limits toxic emissions from ma-
jor industrial polluters has been
relaxed.
All this suggests that it will
be harder, not easier, to stop the
CVEP from full operation than
it was when the environmental
assessment was done in 2012. In a
given week, we never know what
national or international events
will be the most consequential,
but for some actions the results
are clear and obvious.
Lyn Mattoon
Sharon
Turning Back
The Pages
Norma Galaise
100 years ago — January 1920
ORE HILL — Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Dean spent Sunday with
Mrs. Ward Dean.
Richard Curtis has resumed
his duties as violin instructor at
the Hotchkiss School.
LAKEVILLE — George Sil-
vernale went to Hartford Mon-
day to consult an eye specialist.
The state highways have been
scraped of the deep snow by a
motor scraper, thus making an
improvement in the traveling.
LAKEVILLE — The condi-
tion of Gilbert Bryan, who suf-
fered a shock some weeks ago,
remains practically the same.
The trains of the C.N.E. road
have been more or less several
hours late, and morning papers
and mail have arrived mostly in
the afternoon. The train service
in this part of the country is cer-
tainly a fearful and wonderful
thing.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Blake of
Cornwall, has been named 1970
Betty Crocker Homemaker of
Tomorrow for Housatonic Val-
ley Regional High School.
There will be a dedication of
Geer Memorial’s new extended
care facility in Canaan on Feb.
22. The date, originally set for
Feb. 15, was changed so as not
to conflict with the U.S. Eastern
Championship Ski Meet.
Sometime last Thursday
night an attempt was made to
steal the new delivery truck be-
longing to the Lakeville Food
Center Inc. They got the truck
started but when it stalled, it was
deserted by the thief or thieves
who got away without being dis-
covered. The next night, some-
one threw a “No Vacancy” sign,
obviously stolen from a motel,
through the front door. Police
are investigating.
Elmer Trombly has accept-
ed appointment as mail carrier
for Cornwall Bridge, effective
this weekend. Mr. Trombly has
been a member of the Kent Post
Office staff for the past several
years, and townspeople will miss
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worthwhile.” Obviously, it doesn’t. “Enjoying the company of kids...
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kids value to their parents and grandparents...making a difference in
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Baseball, played the way it should be played

W
e’ve been treated to some wonderful
football in those NFL playoff games
leading up to the Super Bowl, so let’s
talk a little baseball.
I’m rushing the season because of a baseball
game I just saw — for the second time in 64
years — that provided a vivid reminder of how
the game should be played. The rebroadcast on
the MLB Network was prompted by the death at
90 of the winning pitcher in Game 5 of the 1956
World Series between the New York Yankees and
the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 8, 1956.
The pitcher was Don Larsen, a journeyman who
would win 81 games and lose 91 while playing for
seven teams in a 14-year career.
But at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 8, 1956, Don
Larsen became a baseball immortal when he threw
the only perfect game in the long history of the
World Series, facing the minimum 27 batters and
allowing none of them to reach first base by way
of a hit, a walk or an error.
Larsen threw only 97 pitches, something major
league pitchers often accomplish in seven innings
or fewer today. (The complete game, once a sig-
nificant measurement of a pitcher’s effectiveness,
has become a defunct statistic because complete
games are hardly ever pitched.)
In achieving perfection, Larsen threw three
balls to only one batter, shortstop Peewee Reese,
one of the four future Hall of getting longer — most games took And while Larsen and Maglie were pitching all
under two hours in the 1920s nine innings, the batters were staying in the batters’
Fame members in the Dodgers
lineup that afternoon. The others If You Ask Me and ‘30s. Last season, the average box. There was no fiddling with batting gloves; the
are Jackie Robinson, who played Dick Ahles game took three hours and 35 batters batted barehanded.
third base that day, catcher Roy minutes, despite efforts to speed And finally, to enhance the game’s greatness, it
Campanella and outfielder Duke things up by cutting back on visits was broadcast by two Hall of Famers, the Yankees’
Snyder. The Yankees had as many to the mound and making other Mel Allen and the Dodgers’ Vin Scully, but they
Hall of Famers: catcher Yogi Ber- changes. worked alone. Allen did the first half of the game
ra, second baseman Billy Martin and outfielders The near extinction of the complete game and and turned things over to Scully for what proved
Mickey Mantle and Enos Slaughter, a former St. the resulting pitcher changes have had much to do to be the best part. There were no replays — vid-
Louis Cardinal ending a long career. Both manag- with the extended playing time. While Larsen was eotape was in the future — and talk was confined
ers, Walter Alston of Brooklyn and Casey Stengel of pitching perfectly, his opponent, the Dodgers’ Sal to what you needed to know.
New York, are also in the Hall of Fame and Dodger “The Barber” Maglie, was also throwing a complete It wasn’t perfect baseball all the time back then,
first baseman Gil Hodges should be. game, giving up two runs on just five hits and two but it was a lot better than the game we have to
u u u walks. (Maglie’s nickname recognized his tendency watch today.
I was at my parents’ home in Madison, N.J., to get the attention of batters by throwing uncom-
while on leave after basic training when I first fortably close to their chins.) Simsbury resident Dick Ahles is a retired jour-
watched the game. As a Dodger fan, I started the u u u nalist. Email him at rahles1@outlook.com.
game hoping for a Brooklyn victory and ended it In the rerun, Berra said he never visited the
hoping Larsen would pull it off. mound during the game, with Larsen admitting
The rerun I saw after Larsen’s death Jan. 1 was a that he was getting lonely late in the game. (He knew
kinescope found in an unmarked film can in 2006. he was pitching a no hitter but had no idea about And while Larsen and Maglie were
It was first broadcast that year with sportscaster his effort’s perfection until the game was over.) pitching all nine innings, the batters
Bob Costas interviewing battery mates Larsen and Stengel never appeared on the field and the
Berra between innings. Dodgers’ Alston made just one mound visit when
were staying in the batters’ box. There
The perfect game was played in two hours and Maglie was in the process of giving up the game’s was no fiddling with batting gloves;
six minutes, 16 minutes faster than the average big second and final run. That threat was removed by a
league game that year. I imagine older fans were classy double play rundown that went from Hodg-
the batters batted barehanded.
complaining even then that the games had been es-Campanella-Robinson-Campanella-Robinson.

Middle school sports: opinions from recent graduates

R
egionalization of Region One middle school
sports has been a hot button issue recently
throughout the towns in the region. Many
people believe very strongly one way or another,
and some are indifferent. Most of these opinions
are coming from adults who have children or
grandchildren in the school systems and have lived
in the area for a long time.
I set out to get an understanding of how young
adults, and recent graduates of Housatonic Valley
Regional High School, feel about the whole situa-
tion. I asked two former male athletes, two former
female athletes, two male non-athlete graduates
and two female non-athlete graduates, as well as
a coach at the high school.
The overwhelming response was that everyone
believed it was a great idea. Of those who had
reservations about the plan, it was only the trans-
portation portion, but even so, they still thought
it was a great idea.
Everyone I spoke with had graduated within
the past three years, so they all know the strug-
gles of adjusting not only to high
school but just to everyday life.
High school sports are a huge Guest
jump from middle school sports,
especially around here, because
Commentary
many of the kids from other high Sam Foley
schools are both psychologically
and physically more advanced in
their sports.
A large part of the reason for that is other schools
are getting more skilled during their middle school
years. It’s difficult because many coaches at the high
school are still having to teach kids the bare bones
basics of their sports, some of which are offered
at the middle school level already at neighboring
schools in the region. This means that kids who
choose to play volleyball, swimming, etc., are two
steps behind at the high school level. This puts
coaches in a difficult predicament because obvi-
ously they want everyone to learn the sport and
have a good time doing so, but they also want to
win and be competitive.
This is something that resonat-
ed with those who played sports
because they know the struggles
that many Housy sports teams
go through. The ability to offer
new sports to the middle school
would exponentially help those
teams at the next level, because
kids wouldn’t be going in with
lack of knowledge and skill in the sport.
This was one of the reasons to support region-
alization of middle school sports that Region One
Superintendent Pam Vogel listed in her guest
column last week. Another reason Vogel gave
that really resonated with everyone I asked was,
“... it is positive for middle school students to get
to know other students from the six schools. This
makes the transition easier for them to adjust to
the larger student body at the high school.”
This stuck with those who I talked to because
they all experienced that major change relatively
recently. Everyone who went through this change
had a completely different perspective on it. This
is the biggest reason I believe this change should
take place. Yes, the prospect of the sports getting
better is something that all Housy alumni would
love to see, but lessening that life-shaking change
for kids is what should be the top priority.
Many kids have issues making friends when they
feel obligated, as they should, to focus on their new
scholastic duties. Sometimes making friends falls
by the wayside. The improvement to the middle
school sports teams would be fantastic for many
reasons, but the main focus should be on helping
kids get better adjusted to and better prepared
for their soon-to-be new school atmosphere in
high school.
Sam Foley is a 2013 graduate of North Canaan
Elementary School and a 2017 graduate of Housa-
tonic Valley Regional High School. Through all
those years, he was a very active student athlete. He
is currently attending Post University and writing
freelance for The Lakeville Journal.

The narrative of a ‘death report’

‘H
ey, guess who died!”
Much to my moth-
er’s dismay, that’s the
greeting we received from my
father immediately upon enter-
ing their house — my childhood
home — every time we visited as
adults. “Maurice — they don’t
know him. He’s 89 years old!”
But that didn’t stop my father
from delivering “the death re-
port.” In fact, we kind of looked
forward to it.
Crossing the threshold, we
fell into what we lovingly called
“the black hole.” Once there, it
was very difficult to leave. And
this applied to friends, family,
everyone. All were welcome.
And my parents were benevolent
enablers. Dropping in to say
“Hi” stretched into watching
a football game and then you
were staying for dinner. At 11
p.m. on a Sunday night I would
be explaining to my father that
I had my own home and work
the next morning and we really
needed to leave. The black hole
did not give up its victims easily.
News of Very
Narrow
Interest
M. A. Duca
Now that my parents are gone,
the death report is no longer
proclaimed in town crier fashion.
But I have become an avid reader
of obituaries. These days reading
about someone’s death is often
more life-affirming than the
recurring nightmare otherwise
known as current events. Not
surprisingly, given the state of
the publishing industry, unless
you are famous or infamous,
most newspapers charge a fee
to publish an obituary. More
relevant is that someone has to
write and submit it. And that’s
what gives me pause.
Today’s media is filled with
advice on how to “take charge
of your life.” A quick perusal of
the average obituary page and it
is pretty obvious that we should
be more concerned about taking
charge of our death. Do we really
want to leave it up to the funeral
director to piece together the
recollections of whoever shows
up to help pick out the casket?
And then there’s the random
obit photo, which does not nec-
essarily show us at our best. Not
a pretty picture.
Controlling the narrative
can be problematic. A headline
that reads “Loved by Everyone”
is probably a little over the top.
Assuming that some level of
humility still exists in this world,
this can be kept in check.
Maybe my father’s “death
report” was ahead of its time.
The “big reveal” is now a staple
of popular culture. But I think
even Dad would agree that when
it comes to your obituary, you
want to keep the guesswork to
a minimum.
M.A. Duca is a resident of
Twin Lakes narrowly focused on
PHOTO BY JANET MANKO
everyday life.
Sharon sunset

A dilemma for a new year and decade: To floss, or not to floss

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ometimes the news is just
so consistently bad for so
long it depresses the hell
out of me.
Wars, injustice and general
stupidity seem never-ending.
Add in a federal government
so dysfunctional as to make
itself irrelevant and the willful
destruction of our one and only
planet and there is no sane re-
sponse but utter despair.
When I feel the apocalypse
to be so close to hand that I am
ready to give up flossing, I take
Mister Rogers’ advice and “look
for the helpers.”
I turn off the news, put the
newspapers in the recycle bin
and seek out progress. I turn away
from those filling their homes
and storage units with landfill
fodder. I am interested in the
people who come along behind
and scoop up their manure and
turn it into fertilizer.
I look for people who are
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coming up with unexpected solu-
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COMPASS
Your Guide to Tri-State Events Jan. 23-29, 2020
MOVIES: PATRICK L. SULLIVAN

‘1917’ One of
The Best Films
OPERA: ROB BUCCINO
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‘Porgy and Bess’ and the Search “1917” is a re-

markable film.
The story is straight-
of actors (never mind
explosions and other
special effects).

For Racial Equality in America forward. Somewhere

in France during World
Because of this
approach, the trench-

T
he music of “Porgy
and Bess” ranks
among the most
melodious and poignant
ever created by George and
Ira Gershwin. Several tunes
from it, notably “Summer-
time,” have become staples
of the Great American
Songbook, beloved by
millions and interpreted by
artists as varied as Ella Fitz-
gerald, Miles Davis, Willie
Nelson and Janis Joplin.
This masterwork will be
performed sumptuously by
New York’s Metropolitan
Opera in a special event at
the Moviehouse in Millerton Eric Owens and Angel Blue perform the roles of Porgy
and the Mahaiwe in Great
Barrington on Feb. 1, at
12:55 p.m.
This production of “Porgy
and Bess,” directed by James
Robinson and conducted by
David Robertson, features
soprano Angel Blue as Bess
and bass-baritone Eric Ow-
ens as Porgy.
To talk about the histo-
ry of this groundbreaking
opera, the use of contem-
porary American music
and the depiction of blacks
in America, we had a
wide-ranging conversation
with Peter McEachern,
a Lakeville resident, jazz
musician, recording artist
and instructor of music
blackface often reinforced
degrading stereotypes, the
opera took seriously the
plight of America’s black
underclass.
Intended from the outset
as a serious all-black oper-
atic tragedy performed by
professionally trained sing-
ers for integrated audiences,
“Porgy and Bess” put skin
color at center stage.
CASTING WITH
SENSITIVITY
The Gershwin opera is all
about black lives, albeit as
imagined by white people
PHOTO BY PAOLA KUDACKI / MET OPERA (the Gershwin brothers and
their creative collaborators):
and Bess in a new production of the opera by New black folklore, dialects,
York’s Metropolitan Opera, which airs at area theaters dances and dilemmas.
on Feb. 1. Blackness is central to
this story; however univer-
and chairman of the music issues as relevant today as
sal may be the emotions
department at the Salisbury when the opera opened in
“Porgy and Bess” evokes,
School. Along with teach- 1935 — all fight to keep the
as well as the conflicts it
ing music, McEachern has lovers apart as storms crash
describes, the opera de-
also worked with Salisbury around them.
liberately wants us to link
School students on creating Race, however, is the
these to the American Black
a history of Salisbury’s Afri- unavoidable subject that
Experience of the early 20th
can American community. still looms over any discus-
century.
OPERATIC STRUGGLES sion of “Porgy and Bess,” 80
The Gershwins made
As grand opera often years and many waves of
musical choices intended to
does, “Porgy and Bess” pits civil rights struggles after its
evoke blues and jazz idioms
heroes and heroines against debut.
to achieve this linkage;
powerful enemies and over- RESPECT FOR
period sets and costumes
whelming challenges. THE CULTURE
contribute as well.
Poverty, physical disabili- Long before Black
But casting does it more
ty, opioid addiction, super- Lives Matter, and in an era
than anything else. As long
stition and sexual abuse — when white performers in
as the Gershwin estate
controls the copyright, only
War I, two British es appear especially
battalions are getting maze-like, constricted
ready to attack what and generally horrible.
they believe to be a re- A standard approach
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reveals, however, that then medium shot,
the retreat is actually and close up — the
an ambush, and some usual grammar of
1,600 soldiers will be commercial film
slaughtered if the at- — would not have
tack goes as planned. captured this as thor-
But the communi- oughly.
cations lines are down. It’s not just trench-
The only way to get the es, though; it’s the
orders to stand down wasteland of No Man’s
from the general to the Land, the thickets of
commanding officer of barbed wire, an aban-
the two battalions is for doned farm, the ghost-
somebody to travel, on ly ruins of a French
foot, through No Man’s town lit by flares and
Land and deliver the explosions. All these
orders by hand. locations get the same
That suicidal task treatment.
falls to two lance cor- The other thing
porals, Blake (Dean- that’s noteworthy
Charles Chapman) about “1917” is a com-
and Schofield (George plete lack of a political
McKay). theme, other than the
Only one of them idea that war is bad. In
makes it, and that’s it 2020, politics pervades
for spoilers. everything in the
The film is a tech- U.S., especially pop-
nical marvel. It is shot ular entertainment.
and edited to appear (Witness the constant
to be one continuous battles about whether
take, and to take place or not films include
in real time. (Real time the correct blend of
more or less — there is ethnicities, sexual ori-
some compression of entations and so on.)
the time frame; other- For a major player
wise the film would be like Mendes to make

Arts & Entertainment

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cast as leads in “Porgy and
Bess,” a worldwide stipu-
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At The
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theless almost universally NOT UNIVERSALLY those grounds, calling it Yet in spite of these con-
honored. (The Gershwins, ACCEPTED “demeaning.” troversies, “Porgy and Bess”
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staunch admirers of black
music and musicians, were
appalled at the possibili-
ty that their opera might
someday be performed by
actors in blackface.)
Metropolitan Opera even
For all that it opened
doors to black performers
and led to the multiracial
diversity of opera companies
today, “Porgy and Bess” has
been criticized on several
fronts.
And so-called cultural
appropriation of black music
by white composers is a del-
icate subject, although less
of an issue for the jazz that
inspired the Gershwins than
what is seen as the exploita-
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ing it with a chorus of black
singers. That’s controver-
sial. Racially based casting
decisions have been a hot
McEachern said that jazz
great Duke Ellington felt the
opera “wasn’t true to the
idiom.” The melodies and
rhythms would have sound-
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long-neglected blues artists.
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Call 860-671-1888.
Deeply Rooted in the Community for over 30 Years
HOUSES
FOR RENT
SHARON HOUSE FOR RENT:
Small, charming, 3 bedrooms,
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No smokers. $1,500/mo plus
utilities. 860-364-5814.
Email your classified
ad to Lyndee Stalter
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today!

ESTATE SALES in Falls Village, CT. We serve

6,000 guests per year. We are
any preference, limitation or
discrimination based on race,
no pets. Avail. Feb 1st. Call 860-
921-1094.
School District, 2 story old
Colonial farmhouse in private
setting, secluded, 2 car garage.
Elyse Harney Real Estate
THE ESTATE OF ANNETTE currently seeking: Cook (Full creed, color, national origin, 518-929-3480 or 518-329-1321.
HUNT: 57C Sharon Road Lakev- time), Dishwashers/Porters
ille, CT.Saturday and Sunday (Full time and Part time). For
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website at https://hazon.org/
Robinson Leech Real Estate
ing will be a challenge, so we
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TABLEHUNT handmade table
SITE MANAGER: Silver Lake TWO SALISBURY RANCHES: DIFFERENT FEATURES AND PRICES.
linens and chair covers/pro-
Conference Center is a year- PRIVATELY LOCATED: LAKEVILLE RANCH:
tectors, 2 full size beautiful oak
round faith-based outdoor
bed frames, antique bureaus,
ministry site in Sharon. Site Man-
2 dining room/ kitchen tables
ager’s responsibilities include
with chairs, a pine farm table,
maintenance of all buildings
antique chaise lounge, leather
and grounds: five winterized
couch, nearly new linen sleeper
retreat buildings, two villages
sofa, cedar chests, unusual oc-
of summer cabins, 65 wooded
casional tables, antique sheet
acres, several vehicles and PRIVATE SALISBURY RETREAT
music cabinet and a small oak 1,748 sq.ft. • 3.89 acres • 3 BR • 2 BA • 1 Half BA
outbuildings. The ability to
curio cabinet, wrought iron SALISBURY, CT. Renovated home featuring a 1st Floor MBR Suite &
work independently with little beautiful indoor/outdoor spaces. Wood-burning FP in LR, DR opens to
glass top table and chairs, silver
supervision is a must. Excellent 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2 fireplaces, 4+ acres with stream and small pond: 2.5 acres, 1100 SFT, plus fully, usable, walkout basement, 3
Patio, and Kitchen with Breakfast Area. LL offers great Bonus Space with
plate flatware and pieces, desks, A split level design, 3 full baths, two balcony decks, eat-in kitchen, bedrooms, living room, eat-in kitchen, Summer season dining
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skills are necessary. Must have $350,000 OFFERED AT $295,000 the new England lifestyle.
baskets, canning jars, micro-
experience with plumbing, elec- Web# EH4259 Holly Leibrock/John Panzer $525,000
wave, lamps, books, costume Selling properties in CT, Mass, and New York, since 1955
trical, carpentry, automotive,
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AWARD WINNING DOCUMEN- 4653.
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position. Lakeville CT. info@ Luz-Fausto. 845-857-8128 or
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REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT #1
REGIONAL SCHOOL Village/
Sharon/Salisbury/Falls

The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

DISTRICT#1
Cornwall/Kent/North Canaan

Instructor in English Sharon/Salisbury/

Apply at 40 Farnum Street in Lakeville
(sabbatical replacement) Falls Village/
860-435-0352
Full-time or part-time, one academic year
The English Department has an opening for a highly-
Cornwall/Kent/
20 TO 30 HOURS/WEEK
qualified, dynamic, and innovative teacher who
combines significant knowledge in English Language
North PAID
CanaanTRAINING
and Literature, and pedagogy. The Hotchkiss School is
eager to consider applications from groups traditionally
Apply at 40 Farnum
DENTAL CARE
underrepresented in independent school communities.
Street inLIFE INSURANCE
Lakeville
A bachelor’s degree in English Literature or a related
401K
field required; master’s degree in a relevant field is
preferred. Several years of teaching experience, ideally
860-435-0352
ATTENDANCE BONUS
at the secondary level, is preferred.
For details regarding qualifications, duties and
responsibilities, compensation, and how to apply,
WINCHESTER
Please apply in person or online at:
all-startransportation.com for more
visit Hotchkiss.org/careers
and select Apply for Faculty Positions! 177 Rowley Street
information on part-time positions available
The Hotchkiss School is an equal opportunity employer and encourages Norfolk/Colebrook
and our professional driver training classes.
applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds.
860-379-0020
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